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Urban and Airport Sniper Tactics School

January 16 2002 - Top News

The Operational Tactics Urban & Airport Sniper Operations School hosted by the Lee Co., Florida Sheriff's Office, will be held March 18-22, 2002.

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Supreme Court Rules On Motorist Searches

January 16 2002 - Top News

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that in evaluating whether a police officer had "reasonable suspicion" to detain a suspect briefly for questioning, courts should pay more attention to the officer's experience and the event's overall context than to individual parts of an incident.

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Applications Flood FBI

January 16 2002 - Top News

Since Sept. 11, the FBI has been deluged with applications and inquiries about jobs, an unusual situation.

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Government Breeds Needed Bomb-Sniffing Dogs

January 16 2002 - Top News

Federal agencies are having trouble finding enough trainable canines to meet the growing demand for bomb- and drug-sniffing dogs, so they're breeding their own.

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New NYC Police Commissioner Plans for Cop Terror Training

January 11 2002 - Top News

New York City's new police commissioner, Ray Kelly, plans to see that every city police officer undergo special tactical training in an effort to be better prepared for future terrorist attacks.

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Wireless E9-1-1 Location Technology Deployed

January 11 2002 - Top News

New E9-1-1 Technology gives police specific location information on 911 calls made on wireless phones.

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"Women & The Badge" Spotlights Female Law Enforcement Officers

January 10 2002 - Top News

A new documentary series, premiering Sunday, January 27, profiles female law enforcement officers and the unique challenges they face.

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Computer 'Library' Speeds Evidence Collection

January 10 2002 - Top News

Computer forensics experts can now sift through thousands of files on a suspect's computer to find those relevant for evidence much more quickly thanks to the National Software Reference Library(NSRL), developed by computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

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New York Police Recruiting Found Lacking

January 2 2002 - Top News

NEW YORK -- New York City police recruits are failing out of academy classes and being disciplined for violating department rules at twice the rate they were four years ago, a city-appointed police oversight panel has found.

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Police Dogs Attack Officers

January 2 2002 - Top News

PRINCE GEORGE'S, Md. -- Since 1990, police dogs trained to apprehend suspects in Prince George's County (Md.) have instead attacked and mauled police officers, canine handlers and other law enforcement agents at least 43 times, according to public records and other documents.

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Union Seeks to Oust L.A. Police Chief

January 2 2002 - Top News

After years of butting heads with Police Chief Bernard Parks over issues ranging from discipline to work schedules, the city's police union says it will seek a vote of no confidence against the chief.

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SWAT Member Fears He May Have Killed Innocent Columbine Student

December 28 2001 - Top News

LITTLETON, Colo.—The family of Daniel Rohrbough, a slain Columbine student, claims he was shot and killed by a Denver police officer and not a student gunman as originally suspected, according to The Toronto Sun.

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Texas Prisons Improve Security After Breakout

December 19 2001 - Top News

KENEDY, Texas – In the year since the worst prison breakout in Texas history, sweeping changes have been made not only in the Connally Unit three miles south of Kenedy where the breakout took place, but in all of Texas' 109 prisons.

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"Santa" Shoots Woman

December 19 2001 - Top News

SAO PAULO-- A man in a Santa suit set aside his bag of gifts, drew a gun from his black belt and shot a woman on a Sao Paulo street, wounding her in the wrist and face, police said.

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INS Fugitives Reported to FBI

December 12 2001 - Top News

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a surprise crackdown, U.S. immigration officials will for the first time give the FBI names of 314,000 people who have disappeared to avoid being kicked out of the country. Local police will likely be the ones to enforce deportation.

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Ashcroft Defends U.S. Anti-terrorist Actions

December 12 2001 - Top News

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At a hearing before Congress to defend the Bush administration's anti-terrorism tactics, Attorney General John Ashcroft accused his critics of spreading fear, dividing the country and helping the enemy.

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Commissioner to Transfer At Least 15 NYC Command Leaders

December 5 2001 - Top News

NEW YORK -- Following a month of increasing shootings in New York City Police Commissioner Bernard B. Kerik will transfer the leaders of at least 15 police commands.

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New Powered Scooter: Useful to Police?

December 3 2001 - Top News

NEW YORK -- After months of speculation about his mysterious innovation, an inventor unveiled his new device - a gyroscope-stabilized, battery-powered scooter that he hopes will revolutionize short-distance travel.

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Officer Shaq?

November 30 2001 - Top News

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal has lofty law enforcement aspirations and is attending classes offered by the county Sheriff's Department for harbor patrol duty.

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Criminal Justice Profession Gains Popularity

November 28 2001 - Top News

NEW YORK — Where are your kids going to college? If it’s a school with a criminal justice studies program, they may be part of a larger than normal incoming class if the nationwide trend follows the example at one of the country’s top criminal justice colleges.

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Distribution of WTC Attack Aid Delayed

November 21 2001 - Top News

NEW YORK - Less than 15% of the more than $1 billion sent to relief organizations after the World Trade Center attacks has been given to victims. According to officials coordinating the efforts of more than 200 charities, it could be months before the the majority of the money is distributed.

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Anti-terrorism Policies Affect Crime Rates

November 20 2001 - Top News

LOS ANGELES - Across the country, policy changes resulting from the September 11 events seem to be affecting crime rates in surprising ways.

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Training Association Conference Teaches Universal Training Techniques

November 20 2001 - Top News

GENEVA, Ill. - Controlled F.O.R.C.E., providers of defense tactics training, will hold the Second Annual United States National Standards of Training Association Conference Nov. 26 through Dec. 1, 2001 in Las Vegas.

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Biggest Law Enforcement Mobilization Ever This Thanksgiving

November 20 2001 - Top News

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the largest nationwide mobilization ever, more than 10,600 law enforcement agencies in all 50 states will be stepping up enforcement of child passenger safety, seatbelt and drunk driving laws over the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Bush Signs Airport Security Bill

November 19 2001 - Top News

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Bush signed legislation to make the nation’s airport baggage screeners federal employees to enhance airport security.

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